Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is

17.0°C

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 3AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	136	145	128	125	95	78	78	76	56	83	88	102	135	258	286	225	54	68	70	69	70	68	68	66	68	64	71
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:34AM1.82m				5:53PM1.93m				6:28AM1.88m				6:42PM1.93m					7:17AM1.93m				7:28PM1.93m
Low Tide	11:23PM0.30m				11:42AM0.39m				00:15AM0.26m				12:36PM0.38m					1:02AM0.22m				1:25PM0.36m				1:45AM0.20m


	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	17	17	18	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	18	19	20	18	17	15	15	15	18	18	19	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	18	19	16	15	16	17	15	14	15	13	14	14	18	15	15	16	16	17	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 16	N 16	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
kJ	136	145	128	125	95	78	78	76	56	83	88	102	135	20	20	225	117	94	74	59	70	68	68	66	64	64	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 16	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 13	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 12	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 13
kJ	19	5	2	2	2	19	17	4	2	2	4	17	19	5	6	17	54	68	70	68	69	41	28	37	18	11	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 17	N 10	N 16	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	NE 12	N 13	N 14	N 16	N 16	N 13	N 14	NNE 14	NE 7	N 12	N 15	NNE 12	NNE 14	NNE 13	NE 11
kJ	5	2	5	5	5	2	2	2	4	4	2	2	5	3	4	20	20	14	36	69	2	25	38	26	68	60	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 7	—	N 6	N 6	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	—	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	—	N 6	N 6
kJ	—	—	43	—	41	38	22	26	47	39	53	76	47	258	286	279	183	—	—	—	52	66	51	—	—	27	6
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	14	0	0	0	0	14	110	82	32	1	1	147	43	90	448	120	14	0	0	3	1	0	110	119	74	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Ngunguru Bar	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Mangawhai Heads	Fairway Reef	Scott Point	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay		Scott Point	Taupo Bay			Pakiri beach	Forestry	Forestry	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Elliot Bay	Fairway Reef	Twilight Beach	Matauri Bay	Taupo Bay	Elliot Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1		2	2			2	3	3	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	1	2	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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